Audit Commission

Leisure, learning and socialising

1. Birmingham City Council: Community based IT learning
2. Blackpool Council and London Borough of Camden Council: Making the most of parks through volunteer schemes
3. Blackpool Council: Sporting champions
4. Blackpool Council: Tailoring learning opportunities
5. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Age Concern and Dudley Primary Care Trust: Local exercise action pilot (LEAP)
6. Hartlepool Borough Council: A library service for a range of older users
7. Hartlepool Borough Council: GP leisure referrals
8. Manchester City Council: Community based leisure and social activities
9. Manchester City Council: Life long learning at the art gallery
10. North Somerset Council: Local theatre and seafront volunteers
11. Penwith District Council: Annual taster leisure events
12. Penwith District Council: Volunteer cycling and walking schemes

Providing services for a diverse older population

1. Blackpool Council: A range of support for older carers
2. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: Addressing gender difference
3. London Borough of Camden Council: Listening to lesbian, gay, bi and transgender (LGBT) people
4. London Borough of Tower Hamlets: Community cohesion
5. Manchester City Council: Health initiatives for a diverse community
6. Manchester City Council: Reaching diverse groups through the arts

Income - work, volunteering and benefits

1. London TimeBank: Reciprocity in the community
2. Manchester City Council: Maximising income through partnership and community working
3. Manchester City Council: The Gateway
4. Nottinghamshire County Council: Working with the Pension Service
5. Penwith District Council: Partnerships and awareness

Inter-generational work

1. ALL FM: Inter-generational community radio programmes
2. London Borough of Camden Council: Older people and parents with pushchairs
3. London Borough of Camden Council: Working with local schools
4. Manchester City Council: Trying new ideas
5. Penwith District Council: An evening out and fund-raising

Changing perceptions and raising awareness

1. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: Working with the older community to change the strategic approach
2. Manchester City Council: Changing perceptions through a positive images campaign
3. Manchester City Council: The annual Full of Life festival
4. Penwith District Council: Raising awareness of local services at annual Senior Life Skills events
5. Penwith District Council: Working with the local press to raise awareness